Chapter 101, Proton

On the ocean ship, a boy in a black trench coat leaned against the fence on the deck, his eyes slightly closed, enjoying the free sea breeze. How can this long-lost freedom be comparable to the scenery that has not changed for several years in the castle?

"Samuel, relax."

Compared with his days at the Helsing's house, Kars now seems more casual and smiles.

"Yes, young master."

He replied like this, but the old man still stood respectfully to the side, without any superfluous movements. And Kars didn't care, he just continued to face the sea and enjoy the wonderful scenery along the way.

It's really... Incredible boy.

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Two days ago.

Hesing's house, fencing classroom...

The rapid thin sword flashed by, and the sharp blade that was close to the heart did not have any scruples or spare his hand, although the man was old, but the prestige of the "Iron Blooded Prince" was not just talking!

… However, at the end of the day, this is only to the level of mortals.

Rapier up.

The seven-year-old boy held a sword about his height, but there was nothing reluctant or incongruous. This little ghost, who has spent time in the castle since birth, is like a battle-hardened warrior, and there is not the slightest superfluous movement in the decisive counterattack.

Because of the mask, it is impossible to guess his current expression, but a crazy and bloodthirsty ghost face is imprinted on everyone's heart!

Ha, what a boring conjecture.

… The thin blade of the sword has amazing toughness, and this toughness is also exerted to the extreme by this child!

The tip of the thin sword that hit the body of his father's sword was like a poisonous snake that had suddenly awakened, and it actually circled the slender sword body half a circle at the moment when the sparks staggered, and the attack that was originally bound to kill with one blow was deflected by a fraction!

Then the supple blade bounced back again, bolting in the opposite direction. This time, because the boy took half a step forward, the triangular tip of the sword probed accurately between the hilt of the sword held by his father and the iron ring of the gauntlet...

"I conceded."

No sorrow, no joy, no resentment, the boy spoke in a voice that didn't look like a child should have. Then he turned the rapier slightly, and directly let his father's weapon out of his hand.

No one was hurt, no one was bleeding, everything looked like a normal fencing lesson.

At this moment, the expressions of the two Kars brothers completely froze... They are not familiar with this younger brother, who has never been favored by his father and even killed his mother, but what happened today - the figure of the seven-year-old child holding the Western sword - will forever be engraved in the depths of their hearts.

Finally, he removed his helmet, put away his sword, and bowed slowly to his father. Then, with a generous and decent look, he went back to the next room to change his clothes.

Samuel, the old butler, also saluted, and then hurried in the direction of the young master, and little Walter, who had followed the two young masters, silently prepared the ordered refreshments as if nothing had happened, and then stood respectfully aside.

The huge fencing classroom suddenly fell silent, except for the gurgling of black tea and the silent breathing of the three Hashing.

In the middle of the day, my father sighed and took off his mask.

He looked in the direction the boy had just left, and there was only a contemplative and melancholy look in his eyes. Finally, after thinking about it for a long time, "Iron Blood" made up his mind.

"Let's contact the Vatican... Candidate... It's Kars. ”

He ordered in a voice that he didn't know whose ward it was, because his pupils were still full of the boy... It's all those eyes that are always bright red and calm.

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"Demons."

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What exactly is the so-called demon?

As far as personal opinion is concerned, it is nothing more than the fictional evil existence with supernatural powers in various religions and literary works. When human beings encounter the threat of natural forces, their own or others' malice, they will naturally look for the source. And these causes of malice are concretized into evil spirits, evil gods, and even so-called demons in the end.

Therefore, the malice that emerges from the human heart is the devil.

That's right, hatred, fear, insecurity... Human negative emotions will never disappear out of thin air, they will be stimulated and released because of some factor, otherwise it will be easily distorted over time.

So, in the face of the reality that his wife died in childbirth, where should the husband vent his hatred?

In the face of a brother who does not cry since birth, is extremely intelligent, but is born with a pair of red eyes, who should the brothers blame for their fear?

In the face of power turmoil, unpredictable changes in the situation, and in the face of all the monsters that have become obsessed, how will the whole organization express its anxiety about the future?

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Yes, it would be great if a demon could appear at this time.

All the intangible, uncontrollable, and even more difficult to alleviate malice has found an outlet for it. People were able to empty all the negative emotions in their hearts, so that they could stay awake in this chaotic time.

And as a price, the demon was imprisoned... For a long time, he was confined to the headquarters of the British monster warfare agency, and if he made any abnormal moves, he would be completely erased and killed...

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Ha, this is a brief introduction to the first seven years of Karls van Bronk Weingz Heising's life, although the teenager never took these things to heart.

-- For him, who is beyond life and death, and who is reincarnated in one world after another, these so-called "tortures" are not worth mentioning at all.

Everyone has their own source of fear and trouble, and for Kars, the only thing that can trouble him is probably the "atonement" system that has been following him.

Fortunately, in the intervening seven years, "Atonement" has not issued any missions, which may be a "tormented" seven years for others, and for him, it is only "slightly unpleasant". It's far from being obsessed.

Today, however, he ushered in the most significant turning point in his seven-year life.

… In two days, he will board a ship to Italy, and for a long time after that, he will probably have to spend time in the Vatican.

No one had explained to him the purpose of doing so, but Samuel, who had always been by the boy's side, knew very well... The child understood his situation very well and understood very well that in order to exchange aid from the Vatican side in the war, he had to be a proton of exchange.

Therefore, when the old man saw the comfortable and happy smiling face on the deck, he couldn't even figure out what this little boy who was not yet ten years old was thinking.

It's really... Incredible boy.